WWI M1916 Avenger French Fighting Knife - Atlanta Cutlery Corporation
WWI M1916 Avenger French Fighting Knife - Atlanta Cutlery Corporation
This dagger, dubbed Le Vengeur de 1870 (The Avenger of 1870), inspired the US 1918 Trench Knife and had a design simple and practical enough to last into WWII..
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